Carmen Guerrero Nakpil
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Carmen Guerrero Nakpil is a Filipino
writer and historian.
She came from a literary family, which includes her brother, the diplomat and novelist León María Guerrero III
, uncles Fernando María Guerrero
and Manuel Guerrero who were poets and essayists, and cousin Wilfrido María Guerrero, who was a playwright and stage director.
Before the war, she married Ismael Cruz, with whom she had two children, one of whom is Gemma Cruz Araneta. Years after Cruz' death in the World War II
, she married Angel Nakpil, an architect, with whom she then had three children.
In the reconstruction years after World War II, she went into journalism. She began as a proofreader, and later worked as a magazine editor and columnist. Publications she wrote for include the Manila Chronicle
, the Sunday Times Magazine, the Evening News Saturday Magazine, Weekly Women's Magazine, and Malaya
.
In the late 1980s, she became the chairperson of the National Historical Commission, and worked for the cultural committee of the Philippine commission for UNESCO
, and later the UNESCO General Assembly.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
writer and historian.
She came from a literary family, which includes her brother, the diplomat and novelist León María Guerrero III
León María Guerrero III
León María Ignacio Agapito Guerrero y Francisco , better known simply as Leon Ma. Guerrero III, was a Filipino diplomat and novelist, and was one of the foremost Filipino nationalists of his era. A partner in the law practice of senator Claro M. Recto, he became Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs...
, uncles Fernando María Guerrero
Fernando María Guerrero
Fernando María Guerrero was a Filipino politician, journalist, lawyer and polyglot who became a significant figure during the Philippine's golden period of Spanish literature, a period ranging from 1890 to the outbreak of World War II in 1940....
and Manuel Guerrero who were poets and essayists, and cousin Wilfrido María Guerrero, who was a playwright and stage director.
Before the war, she married Ismael Cruz, with whom she had two children, one of whom is Gemma Cruz Araneta. Years after Cruz' death in the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, she married Angel Nakpil, an architect, with whom she then had three children.
In the reconstruction years after World War II, she went into journalism. She began as a proofreader, and later worked as a magazine editor and columnist. Publications she wrote for include the Manila Chronicle
Manila Chronicle
The Manila Chronicle was a "quality newspaper" in the Philippines. It was founded in 1945 before World War II. Its founding newspapermen sold the newspaper to Eugenio Lopez. It closed when Martial Law was imposed by Ferdinand Marcos in 1972. It was published daily by the Manila Chronicle...
, the Sunday Times Magazine, the Evening News Saturday Magazine, Weekly Women's Magazine, and Malaya
Malaya (newspaper)
The Malaya is a broadsheet newspaper in the Philippines headquartered at Port Area, Manila and owned by People's Independent Media Inc. The newspaper is known for being one of the publications that fought against the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos....
.
In the late 1980s, she became the chairperson of the National Historical Commission, and worked for the cultural committee of the Philippine commission for UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, and later the UNESCO General Assembly.